Facebook Fast

September 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

For a large number of people in our society, social networks of one kind or another are becoming dominant forms of media in our lives.  This is not all bad and there is much to be said for Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.  But these networks also have their downsides and dangers, and sometimes we need to step back.  Today, use no social networks.  Don’t open Twitter, Facebook, or any other social network.  Instead, write a hand written note to a friend or call someone with whom you’ve lost touch.

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About Ragan Sutterfield

Ragan Sutterfield is a writer, teacher, and agrarian living in his native Arkansas. Ragan explores the connections of sustainable agriculture, health, the body, creation, and contemporary culture through writing, teaching, and speaking. He is the author of the small collection of essays Farming as a Spiritual Discipline and a contributor to the book Sacred Acts: How churches are working to protect the Earth’s climate. Ragan works to live the good life in partnership with his wife Emily and daughter Lillian.